Archive - Mar 6, 2007

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Pardon Libby?

Posted March 6, 2007 - 9:52pm by Expat Teacher

I don't have much time to digest this all and with the wonderful minds here at GWH, I may not have to.

Today, Scooter Libby was convicted on 4 counts of perjury and obstruction of justice.

It sounds like this was a pretty open and shut case.

Inefficiencies of the market - my barber shop

Posted March 6, 2007 - 8:20pm by Expat Teacher

In many of my conversations with fiscal conservatives, they place an amazing amount of faith in 'the market' to be correct at all times. In the few instances when it does go wrong in the short term (i.e. a big drop in the stock market, property or PS3 bubbles), the market is quick to react and fix it.

And generally that is true. But is isn't always. On Saturday, I paid $30 for a bad haircut and a shave. And I'll do it again in 3 weeks and again next month and the following month and so on and so on.

Special needs students and the Georgia Constitution

Posted March 6, 2007 - 7:34am by Joseph Knippenberg

I posted this, with links, at Knippenblog.

Allies of Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue have finally introduced a measure to amend the Georgia Constitution to legitimize the state's many contacts and contracts with faith-based organizations. I last noted Perdue's promise to do so here, where you can find links to pieces I've written on this issue in the past.

The Atlanta paper is none too pleased, making the predictable arguments against it: